The Benefits of Being Bilingual (TedTalk) It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier — like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one […]

The 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World Assigning hard data to the number of native speakers in a language is not an easy task due to the many dialects and sub-dialects out there. Also how do we trust the reliability of the number of data sources made by several different institutions. Below is […]

The Top 5 Best Translation Apps for Language Learners It is a mobile world! In fact more and more people cannot live without their cellphones near their side and this is for a good reason. Apps are important tools for us in our everyday on-the-go lives. So it is no wonder why more and […]

There is a lot of french material circulating the web. Let alone the thousands of podcasts out there! So we break down some of our favorites for you. 1. Coffee Break French Listeners get to follow along as host and language teacher Mark teaches french to his student Anna in a lively manner. (iTunes – website) […]

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet To Have Conversations In Any Language Find a Language Partner Plan An Activity, Set A Time, Create a Cheat Sheet Be Confident, Practice & Repeat So let’s just say you decided that you want to jump in and learn a language ‘au naturel’. You’ve taken several languages courses before, but […]

Your biggest barrier to effective language learning? Translating Hello fellow language learners! Here’s Theo, currently struggling padawan in the process of learning French and proud owner of an unhealthy obsession for languages: I speak Romanian, German, English, and in-progress Spanish and French. Some of these I’ve learnt as a child, others later in my

Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fit Most people in the world speak more than one language, suggesting the human brain evolved to work in multiple tongues. If so, asks Gaia Vince, are those who speak only one language missing out? In a café in south London, two construction workers are engaged in

Where is language in the brain? Language is all around us but where does it sit inside us, and will we ever be able to ‘read’ our brains? Gaia Vince investigates. If you read a sentence (such as this one) about kicking a ball, neurons related to the motor function of your leg and